Combined nipper and meter.



No. 683,726. Patented fl ct. l, |90|.'

E. M. COLEMAN.- CUMBINED NIPPER AND METER. (Application filed Apr. 28; 1901-) (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet l.

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E. M.-C0LEMAN.

COMBINED NIPPEB AND METER.

(Application filed Apr. 23, 1901.) (No Model.) {Sheets-Sheet 2.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEETQE.

EDIVARD M. COLEMAN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO EMILE CONSTANT, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

COMBINED NIPPER AND METER.

SPEOIEICATIGN forming part of Letters Patent No. 683,726, dated October 1, 1901.

Application filed April 23, 1901 Serial No. 57,064. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:- and and the bar 12 turns the pinion 13 Be it known that I, EDWARD M. COLEMAN, and with it the indicating-needle. The turna citizen of the United States, residing at Ohi- 'ing of the needle will therefore be dependent cago, in the county of Cook and State of Illiupon the thickness of the twine. The nu- 5 nois, (whose post-office address is 78 \Vest merals upon the indicator face preferably Twenty-fifth street,) have invented certain represent the number of feet of twine to the new and useful Improvements in a Combined pound. The funnel-plug is kept from turn- Nipper and Meter, of which the following is ing by a suitable pin 18.

a specification. I olain1 [0 My invention relates to improvements in 1. A device of the class described, consistcombined twine meters and nippers for spining of a base, a funnel removably supported ning-maohines; and it consistsin the features by said base and provided with a groove, a of combination and construction hereinafter plunger slidable in said groove, an indicatorspecifically described and claimed. needle and a lever connection between said 15 In the accompanying drawings, forming needle and plunger.

part of this specification, Figure lis a verti- 2. In a device of the class described, the

cal crosssection with a portion of the base combination of a base, a funnel formed with shown in outline. Fig. 2 is a similar section an extension fitting in said base, said extentaken on line 2 2 of Fig. 1 with a portion of sion being formed With a groove registering 2c the base shown in outline, and Fig. 3 is a with the mouth of the funnel, a plunger slidfront elevation. ably arranged in said groove and provided In the drawings, Arepresents the casing of with an upwardly-extending arm, a transthe meter, detachably supported by means of verse lever pi votally supported adjacent to the brackets 2upon the base B. The nipperthe upper end of said arm and having piv- 25 base is bored out to receive the extensiom otal connection therewith, a link pivotally plug 3 of the funnel O. The extension 3 is connecting said lever with a toothed bar, a formed with a longitudinal groove 4, the botpinion intermeshing with said bar and an intom of the groove registering with the mouth dicating-needle carried by said pinion.

5 of the funnel. 3. A'device of the class described consist- 0 6 represents a plunger arranged to work in ing of a suitable base, a plug removably arthe grooved and provided with an upwardlyranged in an opening in said base, and proextending arm 7, pivotally connected at its vided with a funnel formed with a mouth upper end with a link 8. The link has pivregistering witha groove in said plug, a plunotal support 9 in the casing and is pivotally ger slidable in said groove, an upwardly-ex- 35 connected with a link 10, which in turn is tending arm carried by said plunger, a repivotally connected with a bar 11, provided movable weight inclosing said arm, an indiwith teeth 12, which intcrmesh with the teeth eating-needle and an operative connection beof the pinion 13. The pinion 13 is mounted tween said needle and the upper end of said upon a shaft 14, which shaft oarriesa pointer plunger-arm.

4o 15, working in connection with the dial l6. 4:. In adevice of the class described, a base, Loosely inclosing the arm 7 of the plunger is a cylindrical plug arranged in an opening in a weight 17, which normally holds the plunsaid base, having a funnel carried thereby o ger lowered. and provided With a mouth registering with In using my device the sliver will pass the bottom of a groove in said plug, a plun- 45 through the funnel 5, by which it is guided ger slidably arranged in said groove, an upinto the bottom of the groove 4. As the twine weirdly-extending arm carried by said plunpasses underneath the plunger it raises the ger, a weight loosely inclosing said arm, a 5 same and through the medium of the links 8 transverse lever pivotally-supported adjacent to the upper end of said arm and having piv- In testimony whereof I afiixmy signature 0m! connection therewith, a link pivotally in presence of two witnesses. connectingsaidlever withaslidably-arranged EDVARD M COLEMAN bar, teeth carried by said bar, said teeth in- 5 tel-meshing with the teeth of an adjacent \Vitnesses:

pinion and an indicating-needle carried by MARTIN DUFFY,

said pinion.

WILLIAM BINGAMON. 

